Graduate Certificate - Nonprofit Management

The graduate certificate in Nonprofit Management is a concentrated program offering a foundation in leadership, finance, governmental relations, communications, marketing, and the critical role of fundraising in nonprofit organizations. This online program helps to provide knowledge and skills often required to manage a nonprofit organization in today’s economic and regulatory environment, in either the private or public sector. This online certificate is intended for graduate students who want to expand their knowledge of nonprofit management without committing to a degree program.

Certificate Objectives

Upon successful completion of this certificate, the student will be able to:

• Inspect the legal, moral, and ethical responsibilities of executive and governance positions within nonprofit corporations.
• Explain the implications of tax-exempt status and its relationship to public service obligations under the law.
• Analyze the financing of nonprofit enterprises and the variety of funding streams available to nonprofit corporations.
• Create a fundraising plan for a charitable nonprofit to augment other funding.
• Evaluate the structure of the nonprofit enterprise to maximize the work of the organization through paid and volunteer staff and board members.
• Design policies for the governance and operation of nonprofit corporations.